Newbiggin-on-Lune

Unitary authorityCeremonial countyRegionCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townKIRKBY STEPHENPostcode districtCA17Dialling code015396PoliceCumbriaFireCumbriaAmbulanceNorth West UK Parliament 54°26′28″N 2°27′18″W / 54.441°N 2.455°W / 54.441; -2.455

Newbiggin-on-Lune is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically in Westmorland it is about 4 miles (6.4 km) south west of Kirkby Stephen, and lies on the main A685 route from Brough to Tebay. Nearby to the north is located the Smardale Gill Viaduct on the dismantled former South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway between Tebay and Kirkby Stephen East railway station. To the south lies the Howgill Fells including Green Bell 1,985 feet (605 metres).

Governance

Newbiggin-on-Lune is in the parliamentary constituency of Penrith and The Border (UK Parliament constituency).

For purposes of local government, it is located in the Ravenstonedale Ward of Eden District Council and the Kirkby Stephen Ward of Cumbria County Council.

Newbiggin-on-Lune does not have its own parish council; instead it is part of Ravenstonedale Parish Council.^[1]

See also

• Listed buildings in Ravenstonedale

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Ravenstonedale (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
• Ravenstonedale and Newbiggin-on-Lune community website.

References